Track Planning for Realistic Operation by John Armstrong Soft Cover
Track Planning for Realistic Operation by John Armstrong
Soft Cover
104 pages
Copyright 1963 SECOND PRINTING 1966
CONTENTS
SECTION 1: OPERATION, PROTOTYPE STYLE
Chapter 1: Getting goods and people aboard 4
The grass roots of railroading—the sidings and stations which are the source of all traffic. Here are the hows and whys of industry and terminal trackage arrangements.
Chapter 2: Making cars into trains 16
Efficient classification yards — key to prototype speed and profit, to model railroading fun and realism.
Chapter 3: Moving them over the road 25
Mainline operation and the tracks that make it possible to get trains where they're going despite mountains, rivers and other traffic on the high iron.
Chapter 4: Service trackage 36
Engine terminals, repair tracks and other facilities without which trains could not keep running.
SECTION 2: MILES OF OPERATING SATISFACTION ON FEET OF TRACK
Chapter 5: Operating reliability through standards 44
Selecting the standards of track plan design that lead to smooth, on-the-track running without wasting space.
Chapter 6: Pike locations and shapes 52
Finding the best place for your railroading and taking full advantage of its possibilities, without going too far for comfort and convenience.
Chapter 7: Schematics for satisfying operation 60
Choosing the basic operating theme for your main line to match your space to your favorite style of railroading.
Chapter 8: Developing the main line 70
The process of marrying the scheme of your main line to the available space with practical grades and curves.
Chapter 9: Filling in the details 82
Adding railroadlike sidings, yards and facilities to complete the operating picture.
Chapter 10: Case history of a track plan 88
Layout planning methods in action against the usual difficulties.
Chapter 11: Examples of operation-oriented pikes 95
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